Othonna lasiocarpa (Dc.) Sch.Bip.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Othonna

Characteristics

Shrublet, up to 0.5 m tall, with swollen, caudiciform stem. Leaves crowded at branch tips, oblanceolate-obovate, narrowed to a petiole-like base, mostly 15-40 x 5-10 mm, sometimes with a few teeth. Flowerheads solitary at branch tips on stout peduncles 20-70 mm, disciform, yellow; involucre campanulate, ± 8 mm diam., bracts 5-7, 7-12 x 2-3 mm. Cypselas 4-7 mm long, densely hairy; pappus 15-20 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 1-2
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Othonna lasiocarpa world distribution map, present in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:236046-1
WFO ID wfo-0000022343
COL ID 4B2MM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Othonna lasiocarpa Othonna surculosa Othonna schaeferi Othonna lamulosa Othonna litoralis Doria lasiocarpa